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Webster 1913 Edition

Humanist

Hu′man-ist

(hū′man-ĭst)
,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
humaniste
.]
1.
One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.
Schaff-Herzog.
2.
One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature.
3.
One versed in knowledge of human nature.

Webster 1828 Edition

Humanist

HU'MANIST

,
Noun.
A professor of grammar and rhetoric; a philologist; a term used in the universities of Scotland.
1.
One versed in the knowledge of human nature.

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